Jeanine Pollard has joined the people operations and HR team to serve vcfo Austin clients. Jeanine Pollard is a senior people operations professional with broad experience across human resource disciplines. She is particularly skilled in the areas of compensation, benefits, and compliance. Further, Jeanine is highly experienced in analyzing organizational needs, managing performance, and creating …
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Jan
Jan
As we enter into 2023, here is a look back at some of the toughest challenges that our clients and consultants faced last year: A Simple Test for Business This single, simple test converts expenses, performance metrics, and a wide range of other decisions to easily comparable elements. Eleven Factors for Improving Employee Retention With …
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Dec
Dec
Two New Programs for Colorado-based Employees – What Employers Need to Know Virtually everyone recognizes the win-win of programs that promote employee health and well-being. These programs are appreciated and valued by employees and, in turn, promote higher employee satisfaction and productivity, as well as outcomes such as reduced employee stress and absenteeism. But not …
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Dec
Dec
Feeding Texas oversees food banks in 251 counties grouped across 21 districts, each with a central food bank responsible for managing regional food acquisition and distribution. A far-too-familiar rash of recent disruptions (COVID, inflation, etc.) has made it increasingly tough for them and other organizations like them to meet the needs of food-insecure citizens. To …
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Nov
Nov
A Single Simple Test that Could Save Your Business Medical professionals often first rely on simple and inexpensive tests to determine whether more expensive, intrusive, or uncomfortable tests are necessary to gain deeper insights or more conclusive evidence to inform medical decisions they and patients face. In many cases, one simple, initial test tells them …
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Nov
Nov
This article was co-authored by Ashford Chancelor, Dallas Practice Manager & Consulting CFO with vcfo, and Paul Hagerty, Sr. People Operations/HR Consultant in vcfo’s Dallas market. What a time to be alive and in business. Depending on one’s perspective, that phrase either evokes genuine excitement, deep concern, or both sentiments at once. The reason for that …
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Oct
Oct
Keys to Success for Service Firms Service firms are a vital part of every community. Most start with entrepreneurs providing a service for a small group of customers, performing that service increasingly well over time, and then experiencing growth as a result. But unfortunately, that growth also typically brings growing pains along with it. With …
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Sep
Sep
Timothy Lee is a senior financial and legal professional with more than three decades of experience. He is a results-oriented executive focused on issue identification and resolution, quality and resource optimization with proven success maximizing performance while minimizing risk and propelling profitability. Timothy’s background is in conceptualizing and implementing innovative solutions to capitalize on performance, …
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Aug
Aug
This article was co-authored by Mike Wilfley, vcfo Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, and Shane Gronniger, CEO for GCS Technologies. Ensuring IT Security in Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses A decade ago, dealing with spam, avoiding worms and viruses, and keeping inappropriate images and websites out of the office environment are what held the …
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Aug
Aug
The role and impact of the Chief People Officer (CPO) or Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) has continued to evolve since its emergence some two decades ago. Its origins marked a break from the traditional view of HR as primarily a tactical and administrative function to instead recognizing it as an indispensable part of the …